The spokesperson of the Northern Elders Forum, NEF, has assured Nigerians that the Labour Party, Labour Party, and its presidential candidate, Peter Obi will not divide the country if elected as strongly feared in many sections of the country.
Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, the spokesman of NEF, also pointed out that Nigeria will not be divided if Obi fails to win the 2023 presidential election.
He went on to posit that no presidential candidate would divide the country if elected in 2023.
Baba-Ahmed made this known while reacting to a Twitter user who said he was scared the LP presidential candidate will divide the country if elected president.
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The Twitter user @AnthonyAnya33, wrote: ‘I understand why you’re scared… he will divide the country but ask yourself what if he fails to win do you think the country will remain one?’
Reacting, Baba-Ahmed wrote: ‘I am afraid you are wrong on both counts. Not Obi, no candidate will divide the country when he becomes President, unless he deliberately chooses to govern in a manner that infinitely dwarfs the current administration’s record.
‘The country will not divide if Obi does not win either.’
The Vice Presidential candidate of the Labour party and running mate to Peter Obi, Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed who is the younger brother to the spokesperson last week opened up on the real reasons why he accepted his nomination as the running mate to the party’s presidential candidate.
According to him, his decision to accept the nomination was borne out of his commitment to rescuing Nigeria.
He also said Obi and other Labour party stakeholders also played a major role in his decision as he buy into their agenda and movement of getting Nigeria to where it should be.